Future Shoreditch area action plan
Proposed submission area action plan
We’re preparing an area action plan for Shoreditch, called Future Shoreditch. The plan sets out a vision for what Shoreditch will look like in 2040 and the planning policies to guide and manage future development and investment in the area. Once adopted, it will be an important document when making planning decisions in Shoreditch.
The plan aims to shape growth in the area and spread the benefits of development to deliver well-designed and inclusive public spaces, more genuinely affordable homes and workspaces, improved streets and air quality, new high quality developments that respect the rich heritage and character of Shoreditch, and more work and training opportunities for local people.
Over the last 8 years, we’ve heard from local people, businesses, and community groups about the main issues and opportunities in Shoreditch. We’ve used this feedback to create a proposed submission area action plan (AAP), which sets out policies and guidance to address these over the next 15 years.
Have your say
We’re consulting on the proposed submission draft of the Future Shoreditch area action plan.
View the proposed submission draft of the Future Shoreditch area action plan (PDF 15.7mb)
View the supporting documents (Google Drive)
View the evidence base (Google Drive)
The consultation runs from 26 January to 9 March 2026.
You can also have your say by emailing your comments to futureshoreditch@hackney.gov.uk or by picking up a hard copy of the questionnaire and viewing the supporting documents at:
- Clapton Library
- Dalston C.L.R James Library
- Hackney Central Library (reopens 2 February 2026)
- Homerton Library
- Shoreditch Library
- Stamford Hill Library
- Woodberry Down Library
Come to an in-person consultation event
You do not need to register to attend an in-person event.
Thursday 29 January 2026
Time: 5pm to 8pm
Location: Autograph, 1 Rivington Place EC2A 3BA
Tuesday 3 February 2026
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Location: National Centre for Circus Arts, Coronet Street N1 6HD (access through Wicket Gate)
Monday 9 February 2026
Time: 5pm to 8pm
Location: Hackney Opportunity Hub, 139 Bowling Green Walk N1 6ET
Monday 16 February 2026
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Location: Shoreditch Library, 80 Hoxton Street N1 6LP
Come to an online consultation event
You must register to attend. Register on the Hackney consultation website or email futureshoreditch@hackney.gov.uk.
We’ll then email you a link to attend the session.
Monday 2 February 2026
Time: 6.30pm to 8pm
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Time: 6.30pm to 8pm
If you’d like more information, you can sign up for updates by emailing futureshoreditch@hackney.gov.uk or calling 020 8356 8062.
What’s happening next
Once the consultation closes, we’ll record this feedback and submit it with the AAP to the planning inspectorate for examination.
Once it has been approved, this is the version we’ll use as the framework for decision-making on planning in Shoreditch along with the borough-wide local plan 2033.
Previous consultations
Key plan making stages
- evidence gathering – ongoing
- initial consultation to identify key issues and opportunities – completed July 2017
- consultation on the issues and options document – completed February 2018
- consideration of consultation responses and preparation of a draft plan – completed early 2019
- consultation on the draft Future Shoreditch area action plan – completed June 2019
- consideration of consultation responses, and review of plan – completed summer 2023
- consultation on the Direction of Travel for the draft Future Shoreditch area action plan – July to September 2024
- consultation on the preparation of a final draft plan (proposed submission version) – spring 2026
- submission of the plan to the government for examination – summer 2026
- examination of the plan and adoption – 2026/2027